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Trademark Law Insight - Online Infringer Can’t Run from Trademark InfringementJoel Karni Schmidt- Website Law Alert – A Defense That May Succeed Against an ADA Non-Compliance SuitRaphael S. Nemes
A ruling from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has opened the door for a website owner to successfully defend a lawsuit claiming that a website does not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by arguing that the issue has been resolved and the claim is moot.
- Patent Law Alert -- Placement of an Ornamental Logo May Avoid Design Patent InfringementAnastasia Zhadina
- Unreasonable Delay Leaves Cycling Magazine Spinning Its Wheels on an Untimely LawsuitDasha Chestukhin
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